brian falcone

This is just insane. Wish I had the skill and time

Very nice !

Finally wrapped this one up. Built box stock . I removed 10mm from front axle and tie rod to bring the front wheels back into reality. Painted the same colors as my autocar dump to match the trucks that haul out of the pit near my dads house when I was a kid in rhode island. I also rebuilt the front nose hinge as the stock one was badly warped. Used the mudflaps snd mounts on the back of the chassis and omitted the fenders .I didnt enjoy building this one.... Cab and nose did not line up without serious trimming of the hood and removal of slots under cab. I felt instructions were poor and lots of parts just didnt fit well. This will be getting a dump trailer to pull at some point. Working on a custom cable shovel next as amt most likely will never make the link belt speeder excavator.

Love to see the link belt power shovel

Crazy to see this happening. I'll buy two. One to build and one to leave in the box. Curious as to why the owner of the wood mock up was unable to reach an agreement but it is what it is. The only other model kit I'd kill for is the link belt cable excavator. I dont think they would ever go ahead and create it but id love to see it

This is the first MPC kit I build and I must say the directions are not very good or clear for that matter

I took 10 millimeters right out from the center of the axle and everything seems to line up okay the leaf spring mount is perfectly wide enough to make up for the difference

I bought some 1/50 resin trucks from him years back and they blew away anything else on the market. His stuff is usually top notch

Thanks for the info !

Started the model king reissue of this kit. Aside from way to much chrome it's looking pretty good.one question. I've read about the front axle width issue..before i get to far is it possible to cut a section out of the middle of the axle to correct this ? Also how much should I remove ? By looking at it I'm thinking at least 3/8th of an inch ?

Very nice !

Thanks guys. Just noticed I need to touch up the rear mudflaps. The dm800 with dump trailer is next

Took 6 weeks but done.i tried building this kit as a kid back in the early 80s but didnt get too far. Built box stock.this kit did not include front floatation tires. Had to scratch a new stack for the exhaust as the stock one wouldnt clear the body. Paint is forest green and bright red by rustoleum. Painted it to match the trucks that hauled out of the gravel pit behind my dads house back in the day.

Abby and Elliot our 2 Norwegian elkhounds

I'd guess the western star truck would be in the running...it can offered as a tractor, dump, mixer or logging truck. If they wanted to get the most out of a mold I'd say it would warrant more variations than an over the road highway tractor

Message sent !

These are currently on my wife's 72 pontiac ventura 2 and I'm working on a model of it. Cant seem to locate anything that matches

Old topic but I'd love to see the 72 ventura reissued. I may but the 72 nova and Jimmy flintstone conversion. I build trucks but recently my wife added this 72 to our driveway and I'd love a model of it

I see a crane in your future

I believe they all had floats in the front. The original box art doesnt show them being wide but if you look the dogs and spokes are deeper in the rim .

Yes. The exhaust runs into the body when it's down and it prevents asphalt or wet material from sticking in cold weather. A few of our mack dumps at work have it...but being local I cant say if it makes a difference or not as some trucks here dont jave it and I dont really notice a difference.

I agree...may as well buy a case of them

Just noticed a few online retailers have this model listed for preorder in late may to July! I'll be adding a few more to my pile for sure !

it took hobby lobby a while to get the dm600 reissue. im sure they will dhow up there later

nice work !